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abandon

Letters that make abandon

a, o, b, d, n are letters that make 'abandon'

Words within abandon

AB, ab, Don, ban, AN, BA, BAN, DO, do, don, Ba, aba, on, band, ND, Nd, Ab are words within 'abandon'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of abandon

abandons is a word created by adding a letter to 'abandon'

abandon is a 7 letter word starting with a
abandon is a 7 letter word ending with n

7 possible definitions for 'abandon'

Abandon as "give up with the intent of never claiming again"

Under this definition, abandon is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

give up has the same meaning as abandon

Types of abandon

foreswear, relinquish, renounce, quit are types of 'abandon'.

Derivatives of abandon

forsaking, desertion, abandonment are derivatives of 'abandon'.

Example of abandon used within this context

"Abandon your life to God", "She gave up her children to her ex-husband when she moved to Tahiti", "We gave the drowning victim up for dead"

Abandon as "leave someone who needs or counts on you, leave in the lurch"

Under this definition, abandon is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

forsake, desert, desolate have the same meaning as 'abandon'

abandon as a type

'abandon' can be a type of leave.

Types of abandon

walk out, strand, ditch, maroon, expose are types of 'abandon'.

Derivatives of abandon

forsaking, defector, turncoat, deserter, forlornness, loneliness, desolation, apostate, ratter, recreant, renegade, desertion, abandonment, defection, giving up are derivatives of 'abandon'.

Abandon as "stop maintaining or insisting on, of ideas or claims"

Under this definition, abandon is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

give up has the same meaning as abandon

Derivatives of abandon

forsaking, desertion, abandonment are derivatives of 'abandon'.

Verb groups of abandon

ease up, give way, give way, move over, fall in, give, give, cave in, founder, yield, break, collapse are verb groups of 'abandon'.

Example of abandon used within this context

"He abandoned the thought of asking for her hand in marriage", "Both sides have to give up some claims in these negotiations"

Abandon as "leave behind empty, move out of"

Under this definition, abandon is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

vacate, empty have the same meaning as 'abandon'

abandon as a type

'abandon' can be a type of go away, go forth, leave.

Derivatives of abandon

vacant is a derivative of abandon.

Abandon as "forsake, leave behind"

Under this definition, abandon is a verb and has the following properties:

abandon as a type

'abandon' can be a type of throw out, chuck out, throw away, discard, toss out, toss away, cast out, cast away, dispose, put away, cast aside, fling, toss.

Types of abandon

ditch, throw overboard, dispense with, waive, forgo, forego, consign, chuck, give up, forfeit are types of 'abandon'.

Derivatives of abandon

abandonment is a derivative of abandon.

Example of abandon used within this context

"We abandoned the old car in the empty parking lot"

Abandon as "the trait of lacking restraint or control, reckless freedom from inhibition or worry"

Under this definition, abandon is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

wantonness, unconstraint have the same meaning as 'abandon'

abandon as a type

'abandon' can be a type of unrestraint.

Derivatives of abandon

wanton, motiveless, unprovoked are derivatives of 'abandon'.

Example of abandon used within this context

"she danced with abandon"

Abandon as "a feeling of extreme emotional intensity"

Under this definition, abandon is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

wildness has the same meaning as abandon

abandon as a type

'abandon' can be a type of passionateness, passion.

Derivatives of abandon

wild is a derivative of abandon.